Maybe this has been discussed before, but I'm curious to hear what INGO folks have to say, pro and con on adding Talon or other grip tape or rubber over-grips to semi-automatic pistols, particularly Glocks.
I've never used grip tape. I have a piece of skateboard tape I cut and put on the front strap of my 1911 and my Shield and I have a little piece on my Shield where my support hand thumb goes.
My P10C texture is all I need and it even comes with the texture for your thumb!
My 1911 has VZ Gator Back Hyena grip panels though.
Never used on any of my Glocks, all Gen4 and now have a 19X. Used the Talon rubber style on my Shield 1.0. Great addition held up really good. Since moving to the 2.0 no longer needed.
The granulate is great and provides a lot of traction. I use one on my USPSA gun. It’s a little rough for carry IMO. Rubber is nice for carry if you feel you need more traction.
The granulate ones don’t seem to last as long in my experience.
I run rubber Talon’s on my Gen 3 Glocks and my P07s and P09s. Like Greg says, the P10 has plenty of grip right out of the box and I’ve found that I don’t need grip tapes on the Gen 4 Glocks either.
If you go with Talon rubber grips, use a very hot hair dryer to set them. They go on very well with heat.
I’ve tried both talons, and vastly prefer the granulate. It plays hell with shirts, but you ain’t losing grip on your pistol. The rubber ones still feel too slick to me. My Glocks all look like skateboards without wheels anyway, I use grip tape everywhere.
I had some older Talon granulate grips on a Glock 26. After much wear, and heat/sweat they eventually started to slide off/move, so I removed them. No issues with close to the body, IWB, for me, under a shirt, etc, but some folks may be sensitive to the granulate against the skin
Generally either carrying an S&W M&P Compact 2.0 or a Sig P365 now and no longer feel the need for them on those pistols.
I have smaller hands and the Hogue rubbers grips add too much, dimensionally, to the grip's girth...so grip tape works better for me...I prefer the 'sand' vs the rubber grip tape.
You have to clean a polymer grip very good first, then I apply a little spray-on athletic 'sticky' spray and let it dry prior to applying the grip tape. Otherwise, it can peel off over time with normal use.